Colloquy of Marburg 1529

What did Christ say in Mt 26 when instituting the Eucharist?

"this is my body"

What is transubstantiation?

When the bread and wine are transformed into the body and blood of Christ. (Trans= changed). The essence rather than the look changes. Roman Catholic View

Who was the debate betweeen?

the Reformers of Germany and Switzerland

Why did Luther believe in consubstantiation?

Because he believes that Jesus is omnipresent, not only in his divine nature, but in his human nature. These two natures cannot be separated.

What did Ulrich Zwingli think re statement of Jesus?

Christ was not present in the bread and wine. The Eucharist was a symbolic memorial rite

In what way is consubstantiation different to transubstatiation?

In consubstantiation, there is no change to essence.

Luther had defended what sort of understanding of the statement of Jesus?

Literal. Consubstantiation. The bread and wine represent Jesus' body and blood and he is present in it.

What was the Colloquy of Marburg?

an important debate on the Lord's Supper held in Marburg, Germany

What was the point at issue in the debate?

concerned the nature of Christ's presence in the bread and wine of the Eucharist

Zwingli thought that Christ's what was omnipresent?

deity.

What did Zwingli think about Christ's humanity and why?

it is not omnipresent because he reigns bodily from heaven.